Milestone in US TV Ratings: Fox News #1 for 50 Quarters
FNC Hits Ratings Mark With Megyn Kelly on the Rise, Benghazi Still a Hot Topic
10:26 AM PST 06/30/2014
by Michael O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter
Megyn Kelly and Bill Shine
The network's executive vp programming Bill Shine speaks...
CANADA DAY in Broadcast History .. July 1st
It's the date we said goodbye to these show biz giants .. Marlon Brando, Robert Mitchum, Michael Landon, Karl Malden and Wolfman Jack.
The FCC became America's broadcast regulator, Jim Robson broke into radio at CJAV Port Alberni, CFTO aired Canada's first colour TV, Vancouver's JR Country signed on, C-FUN became All-News CKVN, and 11-year old Brenda Lee had her first recording session.
Among those born July 1st are Pamela Anderson, Deborah Harry, Michelle Wright, legendary soap opera maven Irna Phillips and network radio sportscaster Bill Stern.
Details of these and dozens more anniversaries for the date INSIDE.
CISN Radio in Edmonton from 2001 Aircheck!
The year was 2001, and a gal name Layna was spinning the tunes on Country CISN
Jingle Montage 2
not only was Pepper Tanner in the game of Jingles, so was PAMS...
enjoy this montage put together by Mark Summers INSIDE!
Rolf Harris Found Guilty of Sex Crimes w/Children
The majority of the counts on which Harris was convicted related to claims that he began grooming and abusing the childhood best friend of his daughter, Bindi, when the girl was 13.
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. June 30th
It's the date of birth for singers Florence Ballard, Murray McLauchlan and American Idol winner Fantasia, New Westminster broadcaster Terry David Mulligan, and iconic big band drummer Buddy Rich.
June 30th saw Loverboy playing Expo'86, a young Frank Sinatra debuting with the Harry James Band, the daytime drama "Guiding Light" debuting on television, and Vancouver's C-ISL radio moving up to 650 on the dial.
Leaving us forever were Jack Benny's widow Mary Livingstone, comic Buddy Hackett, actor Gale Gordon and country music's Chet Atkins.
Details of these and scores more anniversaries for the date INSIDE.
All for the love of radio. He gave his life! He really did!
Andy Ferguson was a hillarious guy, who not only loved radio, but was destined for big things in the Industry